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Vulnerability details: VCID-u49m-k8zr-fub3
Vulnerability ID VCID-u49m-k8zr-fub3
Aliases CVE-2017-7824
Summary A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content. This is due to an incorrect value being passed within the library during checks and results in a potentially exploitable crash.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
System Score Found at
cvssv3 9.8 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-7824.json
epss 0.15373 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7824
epss 0.15373 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7824
epss 0.15373 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7824
epss 0.15373 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7824
epss 0.15373 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7824
epss 0.15373 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7824
epss 0.15373 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7824
epss 0.15373 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7824
epss 0.15373 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7824
epss 0.15373 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7824
epss 0.15373 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7824
epss 0.15373 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7824
cvssv2 7.6 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3 7.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7824
cvssv3 9.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7824
archlinux Critical https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-441
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2831
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2885
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-7824.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-7824
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1398381
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7793
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7805
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7810
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7814
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7818
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7819
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7823
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7824
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3987
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4014
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101053
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465
1496656 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1496656
ASA-201710-19 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201710-19
AVG-441 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-441
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2017-7824 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7824
mfsa2017-21 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21
mfsa2017-22 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22
mfsa2017-23 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23
USN-3435-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3435-1/
USN-3436-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3436-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-7824.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7824
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7824
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.94344
EPSS Score 0.15373
Published At Aug. 12, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:09:15.047742+00:00 Mozilla Importer Import https://github.com/mozilla/foundation-security-advisories/blob/master/announce/2017/mfsa2017-23.yml 37.0.0